Catering Assistant - Tamworth, United Kingdom - Your World Healthcare

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Description
Catering Assistant

To support the catering functions at ward level as part of the wider Catering teams.


To undertake a variety of tasks associated with food preparation and food service to our inpatients in line with legislation.

Ensuring at all times that a high-quality standard is achieved at ward level.


Location:
Tamworth


Job Type:
Temporary


Duration of booking:
Expected to be ongoing


Proposed start date:

ASAP

Hours / Working Days:15 hours per week / Saturday & Sunday 10am - 6.30pm


Pay Rates:
Saturday: £12 per hour PAYE inclusive of holidaypay

Sunday:
£14 per hour PAYE inclusive of holidaypay


Sector:
Healthcare


Based:
Office / Hospital


Knowledge, skills and experience

  • Recognise the importance of maintaining a clean and safe environment.
  • Knowledge of basic food awareness and an ability to undertake training.
  • An understanding of Health and Safety policies and procedures.
  • An understanding of the roles and functions of other members of the care team.
  • An understanding of patient focused care to ensure that the patient experience is second to none
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Good written and numerical skills.
  • Demonstrate the use of initiative within the scope of the role.
  • A flexible and adaptable approach to the working environment.
  • Experience of working in a health care or catering environment is an advantage but not essential
  • All essential to role training in all aspects of the job will be provided.

Key result areas

  • Preparation of some patient foods, picking, packing, delivery and service to wards
  • Collection of meal trolleys to and from the wards
  • Regeneration of chilled/frozen patient meals to the optimum temperature of 75 degrees and preparation of gravy, and custards.
  • Recording fridge temperatures and reporting any issues
  • Stocking fridges
  • Preparation of patient meal trays.
  • Plating and service of cold and hot food items with meal delivery to patients, including service of condiments.
  • Probing and recording food temperatures in line with legislation.
  • Cleaning duties within the kitchen and other associated areas in accordance with departmental cleaning schedules.
  • All catering equipment and utensils including crockery, cutlery, water jugs and beakers etc must be returned to the central dishwasher.
  • Support the team in receiving goods and storing food items in the correct locations.
  • Report any faulty equipment to the line Manager
  • Record Patient plated waste on the correct document.
  • Completion of catering department procedural paperwork.
  • May be required to take orders form wards via the telephones and ensure that the message is passed to the correct member of staff.

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